PEORIA, Ariz. -- On a Mariners team with several players sporting flowing locks and bushy beards, Mike Leake decided to go the other direction this spring.
The just-turned-30 right-hander's long hair is trimmed short and his goatee cleaned up considerably since he made his first favorable impression on Seattle after being acquired from the Cardinals for the final month of last season.
But the Mariners would love to see Leake leave everything else the same when it comes to performance after five shiny starts in his introduction to the Pacific Northwest. He went 3-1 with a 2.